gehealdan
Old English
verb
Definitions
- to keep, retain, observe, reserve, preserve, save, defend, shield
- to possess, occupy, hold
Etymology
Prefix from Old English healdan (hold, retain, grasp).
Origin
Old English
healdan
Gloss
hold, retain, grasp
Concept
Semantic Field
Possession
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *haldaną Proto-Germanic
- anhealdan Old English
- behealdan Old English
- forhealdan Old English
- healdan Old English
- oferhealdan Old English
- ofhealdan Old English
- ymbhealdan Old English
- æthealdan Old English
- holden Middle English
- *haldan gmw-pro
- gihaldan Old Saxon
- haldan Old Saxon